1 Kings 1 – Rivalry
Two different factions, each trying to get the upper hand on the other. Each trying to gain control. Each trying to be on top. This is the story of 1…
February 2, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 2 – Loyalty, Alignment, and New Leadership
Every four to eight years, our country goes through a historic transfer of leadership from one president to the next. When a new president comes into…
February 9, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 3 – If You Could Have Anything You Want
It’s the age-old question: “If you could have anything you wanted, what would it be?” As kids, we dreamed about the answer to that question. Even as…
February 16, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 4 – Here and Now
“It doesn’t get any better than this.” It’s something we say when things feel good, worries seem to evaporate, and all seems right with the world…
February 23, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 5-7 – Beyond Imagination
I grew up in the country, in Southern Illinois. For some reason, I never expected to leave that area. So years ago, when I traveled to Paris, France…
March 2, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 8 – Don’t Relax Your Grip!
There are times in life when things are just good. When this happens, it’s easy to kick back, relax, and take it easy. But chances are, we got to…
March 9, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 9-10 – A Small Thing to Ask
“It doesn’t get any better than this!” These are the words of someone who feels they’ve reached a high point and can begin to enjoy the fruit of…
March 16, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 11 – A Little Disobedience
There’s no such thing as a little disobedience. It’s not unusual to find news stories of well-known and successful investors being arrested for…
March 23, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 12 – Are You A Repeat Offender?
Have you ever watched someone do something foolish and said to yourself, “I’m never going to do anything like that,” and then wound up doing…
March 30, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 13 – Trust the Director, Not the Plot
“Have you ever watched a movie and thought… “Wait a minute? That’s not supposed to happen!” I feel that way after reading 1 Kings chapter 13. The…
April 6, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 14 – What a Waste!
It happens. You open up your news feed or turn on the news, and you hear about someone with a lot of promise and with everything going for them who…
April 13, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 15-16 – Groundhog Day
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” a self-centered and difficult man relives the same day over and over again. Each day, the same people say the same…
April 20, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 17 – If You Loved Me You Wouldn’t…
“If you loved me, you wouldn’t…” We say this when someone who is supposed to care about us is not responding as we hoped or expected. The underlying…
April 27, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 18 – What Will You Choose?
There are stories that are timeless classics. They have action, intrigue, a good hero, a strong villain, a powerful conclusion, and a timeless…
May 4, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 19 – Will You Get Back in the Game?
Everyone goes through difficult and draining times…even those seeking God. (John 16:33) Some will recover from those times, while others will not. In…
May 11, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 20 – Disregarding God
Have you ever done something good for someone, only to have that person disregard you? When that happens, your response is often, “How could they do…
May 18, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 21-22 – You Can’t Get Away With It!
Some people just don’t get it. Do you know the type? These people don’t listen, even though the message is clear and strong. They keep walking down…
May 25, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 1 – Fishing for Answers
When you were growing up and needed to get your parents to sign off on something, didn’t you know which parent was more likely to say “yes” to what…
June 1, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 2 – Little Things
Little things are important. If you don’t do the little things for your car…like changing the oil, rotating the tires, checking the fluid levels…it…
June 8, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 3 – Rediscovering What We’ve Forgotten
When my children were little, they had more toys than they could play with on a regular basis. Consequently, as they played with their favorite toy…
June 15, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 4 – Use Your Superpowers
If you had superpowers, what would you do? Most of us would say something like, “help others.” But wouldn’t it be tempting to use your power to do a…
June 22, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 5 – Two Things That Always Make Sense
THIS DOESN’T MAKE SENSE While in seminary, I served as a hospice chaplain to patients who were diagnosed with 6 months or less to live. There was a…
June 29, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 6 – Your Insecurity or His Sovereignty?
If you go to garage sales, you know the scene… A variety of clothes hung on a clothesline between two trees. A folding table with random and…
July 6, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 7 – Truth
Do you ever get tired of trying to figure out who’s right and who’s wrong? If you parent siblings, you frequently find yourself wondering, “Who’s…
July 13, 2021 · 2 min read